Advisory: Leading Elected Officials to Join Over 3,000 Parents, Educators and Community Leaders at Wednesday Rally for Excellent Schools

Posted by Joe Shahen on 12 / 01 / 2014
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Mayor Toni Harp, Hartford State Representative Doug McCrory, and Connecticut NAACP President Scot X. Esdaile announced Monday morning that they would join over the growing crowd of over 3,000 parents at a rally in New Haven on Wednesday calling for bold, urgent action to address Connecticut’s failing schools crisis.

New Haven, CT – Mayor Toni Harp, Hartford State Representative Doug McCrory, and Connecticut NAACP President Scot X. Esdaile announced Monday morning that they would join over the growing crowd of over 3,000 parents at a rally in New Haven on Wednesday calling for bold, urgent action to address Connecticut’s failing schools crisis. Monday’s is the latest such announcement of community leaders and elected officials joining over 3,000 parents in pushing for stronger and swifter progress to help 40,000 students trapped in failing schools across the state.

The rally comes on the heels of an issue brief released last month by Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now finding that nearly 40,000 students across the state are trapped in failing schools. Children in these schools, 90% of whom are low-income and children of color, lack access to quality options, whether they be high-performing district, charter or magnet schools.

The Coalition For Every Child is a movement of parents, students, educators, community members, faith leaders, advocates and organizations dedicated to ensuring that each and every Connecticut student has a quality education. Stand with us and support the campaign for better schools.